I am trying to take pictures of the moon. I have a nikon d40 and a 70-300mm zoom on it, when I focus on the moon I see all the ridges and detail, but when I take the picture it is just a white circle. How do I get it to show the ridges and detail I see through the viewfinder? Any help would me much appreciated!

r3g

08-26-2007, 06:08 PM

What settings are you shooting on? The moon being washed out like that is the result of over exposure so either close down your aperture (bigger f number) or speed up your shutter speed.